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History of the Company
Company History
Laguna Resorts & Hotels Public Company Limited (“The Company”) was formerly named Thai Wah Resorts Development Company Limited and founded in 1983. It shortly thereafter acquired a large parcel of land on the site of an abandoned tin mine at Bangtao Bay, Phuket, Thailand which was later developed to become the Laguna Phuket integrated resort complex.
Milestones
| 1987 | Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket (formerly Known as Dusit Laguna Resort) opened. | |
| 1991 | Laguna Beach Resort opened. | |
| 1992 | Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket and the Laguna Phuket Golf Club opened. | |
| 1993 | The Company listed on Stock Exchange of Thailand. Property Sales operations commenced with the Allamanda condominium units. | |
| 1995 | The resort’s flagship hotel, Banyan Tree Phuket opened. | |
| 1998 | Laguna Holiday Club commenced operations. | |
| 2002 | The Company acquired a large parcel of land adjacent to Laguna Phuket for future development opportunities. | |
| 2005 | The Company acquired Thai Wah Plaza Limited which houses Banyan Tree Bangkok and commercial offices. | |
| 2006 | Banyan Tree Lijiang, People’s Republic of China and Laguna Holiday Club Phuket Resort opened. | |
| 2008 | The Company entered into an agreement to accquire additional land adjacent to Laguna Phuket for future development. | |
| 2009 | The Company invested in the Banyan Tree Indochina Hospitality Fund which will be developing an integrated resort in Hue, Vietnam. | |
| Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort & Villas commenced operations in December. | ||
| 2010 | Divestment of Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket Hotel in October. |